Berserker build

[thagdal]

I'm now finding survivability a problem levelling with a reaver build so looking to revert back to a berserker build. Can anyone provide a recommended build tree please.

It's only really for solo PVE from lvl 70 to 80 and maybe for solo Khitai quests (depending on gear)

Thanks

[Maelkjar]

I'd suggest this one: http://is.gd/uvutaO, for Kithai you might want to spec "Excellent Balance" if you get tired of being KB'ed by Xang Xin and others.

[thagdal]

I can't seem to access that web page.

[Maelkjar]

Works fine for me though. Had to use aocfeat.com since joharaoc.eu seems to be down.
Check if you can open http://aocfeats.com/feat/barb . If u can, enter this without spaces in red the text-box and click import:
1121ddc01de241e52a1e4c71e26c1e0161e2d21e3981df4c1e 6bb1e7841e7201e3fc1dfb01d4c41d5281d58c1db041d6b469 52c6939968fb269400691a4

This build is rather basic, as it contains nothing that would require you to switch weapons or follow-up skills like Finishing Blow.
I'm sure the pros around here would have some optimizations.

[thagdal]

Thanks for that - didn't work in IE but works in Chrome!

[viroku]

I'd suggest this one: http://is.gd/uvutaO, for Kithai you might want to spec "Excellent Balance" if you get tired of being KB'ed by Xang Xin and others.

Sorry mate but this really is not that good build for solo at all.
a lot wasted points in reaver tree and in general tree also.
Basically any zerker build can work for solo lvling, but good hybrid with cc from zerk and dmg from reaver is way to go for solo pve and khitai and solo HM.
check in barb forums already have some nice builds, but barb really can maw through mobs

[Zoeri]

My suggestion is to play a Reavzerker if you can handle some weapon swapping.

http://is.gd/99qWgh

Use Blood Rage buff and hit Blood Fury if you max stacks and need healing. It will consume 5 stacks, and you get healed for stacks 11-15 one more time. Reaver stacks aren't that good when soloing, normally you can't proc and keep stacks through mob pulls while having high enough health to not die. Though, its better to have it in the build if you want to do some instances. You'll do more damage with Reaver x15 than Blood Rage that does not buff damage at all through stacks - only add healing.

Earth Shatter is of course the best CC that Barbs have and when soloing in Khitai, it's very hard to leave it out. You also got No Escape which is nice enough if you want to finish off a mob when you are near dead or if you wanna run for it. The 12 second slow on Stunning Punch is great if you want to use Jagged Cut dot and kite the slowed mobs.

The big plus about using this build is of course 15 stacks Blood Rage, and all the damage goodies from Reaver. Wreck Armor with Shrapnel feated, buffed up with Impale, Haste, Dance of Death really packs a punch, and can easily take 50% of a mobs health off. It is known that you can only live as long as until you kill your enemy, and the quicker you can kill the enemy, the less damage you are going to take. A full Berserker build will ultimately have less damage than a Reaver build.

But if you must have a Berserker build, I suggest this one.

http://is.gd/m53t00

It has Armor, Charge, all CCs.

[kalston]

My pvp zerker spec would work fine for levelling :

1121ddc01de241e52a1de861e4c81e26c1e0161e1a41e3981e 6581df4c1e6bc1e7841e7201e8ad1e3fc1dfb01d4c41d5281d 58c1db041d6b46952c6958c

Not that much dps but not that bad either with all the +weapon damage things, and perks are upheaval and without warning (and decisive/pressing strikes, liberation).

Hybrid spec is much better at killing but you lose a lot of survivability. Your choice.

[Jaedelyia]

For those for who the links don't work : Check if the link don't include two additional slash ("/") after the http://.

Don't know why, but on some browser urls shortener keeps adding them faultly, and we get url like : http:////aocfeats.com/feat/barb/1121[...] which obviously leads nowhere.

Just delete these two slashes from the urls and it's fine.

Edit : For instance, links works fine on last versions of opera but not on IE, and not old version of the browsers

[Yawgmoth-VDN]

i'm leveling a barb these days, and i decided to go for this build...
well, my barb is still lvl 52, so i have this atm...

btw, i tried both blood rage and reaver, and my experience is that it's faster to quest in blood rage, 'cos i usually finish a fight almost at full health, so i'm ready to jump on the next group, while on reaver it's probably faster to kill a single group, but i had to take breaks in between...
of course, normally i use dual wield, and i switch to 2h only for cc's...